An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Ruben Atoyan, held meetings in Accra from September 29 to October 10, 2025, to discuss progress on the authorities’ policy and reform ...

Our analysis, in the context of Brazil’s latest yearly economic review (the Article IV consultation), shows that concerns ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Haimanot Teferra visited Nairobi from September 25-October 9, 2025. The purpose of the visit was to assess Kenya’s current economic situation and ...

The IMF welcomes the opportunity to resume Article IV consultations with Yemen after an 11-year hiatus. The conflict that began in 2014 halted a three-year Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement, ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Patrizia Tumbarello held discussions with the Ecuadorian authorities during September 17 to October 8, 2025 on the Third Review of the country’s ...

Energy subsidies—on fuel, gas, and electricity—remain prevalent across the Arab world, with substantial fiscal, economic, and environmental cost. Arab countries where energy subsidies are more ...

Tax capacity is fundamental to state-building and sustainable development. Achieving a tax-to-GDP ratio of at least 15 percent—endorsed by the UN’s Compromiso de Sevilla—is critical for institutional ...

Policymakers should enhance market surveillance through systemic risk monitoring including stress testing and scenario ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Eva Jenkner, held discussions in Banjul from September 25-October 8, 2025. A staff-level agreement was reached on the fourth review of the program ...

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team, led by Mr. Marco Arena, visited Oranjestad during September 23–October 6 to hold discussions on the 2025 Article IV consultation with the Aruban ...

Stronger fiscal and monetary policy frameworks and more developed local currency debt markets have supported emerging market ...